carking
adjective
cark·ing ˈkär-kiŋ 
: burdensome, annoying
Synonyms
- abrasive
- aggravating
- annoying
- bothersome
- chafing
- disturbing
- exasperating
- frustrating
- galling
- irksome
- irritating
- maddening
- nettlesome
- nettling
- peeving
- pesky
- pestiferous
- pestilent
- pestilential
- pesty
- plaguey
- plaguy
- rankling
- rebarbative
- riling
- vexatious
- vexing
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Example Sentences
sometimes she's overwhelmed by the carking anxieties of being a single parent
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from carken, literally, to load, burden, from Anglo-French carker, from Late Latin carricare
First Known Use
circa 1565, in the meaning defined above
carking
adjective
as in irritating
causing annoyance sometimes she's overwhelmed by the carking anxieties of being a single parent Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- irritating
- annoying
- frustrating
- nettling
- disturbing
- plaguey
- aggravating
- plaguy
- rankling
- pestilential
- chafing
- irksome
- exasperating
- vexatious
- pestiferous
- vexing
- maddening
- riling
- nettlesome
- painful
- rebarbative
- bothersome
- abrasive
- galling
- pesky
- pesty
- peeving
- pestilent
- importunate
- distractive
- importune
- biting
- displeasing
- disquieting
- distressing
- troubling
- troublesome
- burdensome
- infuriating
- discomforting
- inconveniencing
- stressful
- mischievous
- tiresome
- enraging
- angering
- upsetting
- trying
- jangling
- bratty
- grating
- brattish
- offensive
- spiny
- thorny
- worrisome
- jarring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- delightful
- pleasing